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Wild Moon Bhaktas at Sacred Waters in Jordan, MN

By davidschmit | Published: March 27, 2020

“We are the mirror and the face in the mirror.  / We are tasting eternity.  /  We are pain and what cures pain. / And the sweet cool water in a jar of rain.”   –  Rumi On October 5, 2019, the Wild Moon Bhaktas were invited to lead a kirtan event at Patti Roberts’s Sacred […]

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Wild Moon Bhaktas at Big River Yoga

By davidschmit | Published: March 27, 2020

On July 13, 2019, the band played at one of our favorite places, Big River Yoga, in Minneapolis.  This is a lovely center just a couple blocks from the Mississippi River.  Here are a couple of photos from the event.    

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5th Annual Great Mother Chant

By davidschmit | Published: March 27, 2020

On May 11th, 2019, the Wild Moon Bhaktas’ 6 person big band and Kirtan Path played three hours of chants to the Divine Feminine at Tula Yoga in St. Paul.  We donate a portion of the proceeds to environmental causes, in honor of our Mother Earth!  Here are some images from the event, and the […]

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Rumi Celebration, 2018

By davidschmit | Published: November 14, 2019

Our 20th annual night of music, chanting, poetry and sacred dance in honor of Sufism’s greatest poet, Jelaluddin Rumi.  With the Wild Moon Bhaktas, Hakim Bushnell of Light Upon Light Sufi Center and Rev. Ted Tollefson.  Over a hundred people came to Tula Yoga in St. Paul for the event, which features an open mic.  […]

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Andrea Sullivan performs with the Wild Moon Bhaktas

By davidschmit | Published: March 5, 2019

Andrea Sullivan will by performing with the group periodically. Andrea brings years of experience as a performing musician and kirtan and chanting lover. She sings, plays the harp and violin. Join us in welcoming Andrea to the group!

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Why Not Wake Up? Our Second CD Release

By davidschmit | Published: March 5, 2019

We are happy to announce the release of our second CD! Lovingly created over four years! Includes some of our favorite chants, Om Mani Padme Hum, La Illaha, Durgayai, Rama Bolo, and Why Not Wake Up? We recorded with expert world beat engineer Greg Shutte at Bathtub Shrine Studio. Guests artists included Barbara Meyer and […]

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Communal Chanting with the Wild Moon Bhaktas

By davidschmit | Published: March 5, 2019

We keep on keepin’ on! The Wild Moon Bhaktas have played well over 100 chanting, kirtan & spiritual music events in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Here is a portion of a poem by Kabir, the 15th century Indian luminary of the Bhakti-Yoga movement: Throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in who, you, […]

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Our 9th Year!

By davidschmit | Published: August 24, 2018

October 2018 will mark our 9th year leading chanting and kirtan events in Minnesota.  We look forward to another year of communal chanting, sacred music, joy, spiritual awareness and deepening consciousness.  Join us for one of our events.  Here is the flyer for our next event, Saturday, September 8th at Big River Yoga in Minneapolis.

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2018 Great Mother Chant

By davidschmit | Published: August 24, 2018

Our 4th Annual Great Mother Chant – three hours of chanting in honor of the Divine Feminine  – was held May 12, 2018 at Tula Yoga in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Chanting leaders  Colleen Buckman – Kalyani and Temple of Light joined the Wild Moon Bhaktas for this special evening of communal chanting and music.  We […]

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Door of My Heart; The Chants of Paramahansa Yogananda

By davidschmit | Published: February 14, 2018

On January 13, 2018, The Wild Moon Bhaktas joined with Rev. Alan Pritz for a night of  Paramahansa Yogananda’s chants and songs.  The program was held in the beautiful Weyerhauser Auditorium at Macalester College and was attended by over seventy people.  Some attendess came from as far away as Rochester, MN.  Yogananda was born in January […]

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